Some novel effects in superconducting nanojunctions

Low Temperature Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 568-578

  Zaikin, A D ^a,b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND STATE; JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES; NANORINGS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICES;

ANDREEV REFLECTION; DC JOSEPHSON EFFECTS; INSULATING BARRIERS; NUMBER OF ELECTRONS; PERSISTENT CURRENTS; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE EFFECTS; QUANTUM POINT CONTACT; ZERO TEMPERATURES;

POINT CONTACTS;

EID: 22544453026     PISSN: 1063777X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1789914     Document Type: Article

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